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firebird4130:
Can anyone post up a pic of a well sprayed bike they've done themselves with rattle can spray paint, and let me know how it's done right, I have seen a couple of proper good examples but it usualy ends up a bit shite when I try it myself, things like runs in the paint or the final laquer looks too thick and doesn't have that shiny paint effect.
Cheers.

perry:
not the best picture in the world



its alllll in the prep

i always start bare metal

ive even polished it before

depending on final colour i use white primer for light colours or grey for dark

i hardly shake the can , i just make sure the can is warm so there isnt any chance of the paint coming out thick , i also always give it a quick spray to make sure there isnt anything in the nozzle

spray away /across the area / then away again . that stops any build up of paint in one area like if you hold the can infront / press / and then move

to start with go for a light " dusting " ie just get a slight haze of paint on it

profesinonals start in difficult areas ie around welds and then do the larger areas in long even strokes

take your time

i always move the can quickly and give lots of short presses as i move over tubes , as the /primer /colour builds up i get a bit of a cloud around the frame that keeps it even

try not to miss areas ie inside of dropouts around brake mounts etc , thats why its best to get the details/hard to reach areas out the way and then move onto the tubes

once primers done i leave it over night , itl " flash " dry in about half an hour but i like it to harden as much as possible before i

get a light scourer ( sprayers have 3m pads for it but household scourers work fine ) evenly rub the blemishes off the frame , i dont use any pressure just glide it over

wipe with kitchen roll and white spirit ( sprayers use panel wipe )

repeat for chosen colour but instead of a scourer give it a light polish to remove " orange peel "

most of all take your time , keep the area clean and make sure nothing will touch it before its dry

itl be dry in a day but wont harden for about a week

ive always crapped laquer so ill leave it for someone else to tell us how to do that  :daumenhoch: ( yes thats a laquer run by my seatclamp  :-[ )

Voodoocars:
Havn't got a pic but I did it on a mongoose frame.Heres how-
1.Strip frame of all paint and sand smooth.
2.Spray with etch primer- several light coats so it doesn't run.
3.Flat the primer down with wet n dry paper after paint has hardned (at least 7 days).
4.Spray top coats in same way and leave to harden for 14 days.
5.Spray on several coats of clear coat and leave.
6.Flat back the paint with 1800 emery wet n dry.
7.Polish back to super shine with T cut then autoglym and finally wax.Devil is in the detail and prep.

8.Consider powder coat.....  :-\  

stidds:
Here is my DeCoster that I did in Candy Blue over silver base.

scary_leary:

Here's my one coat wonder  :-X
The finish was great but not very durable

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